Fish and crab trap



April 13," 1937. P. TUCKER FISH AND GRAB TRAP structed of open wire fabric, the smaller ends ofv Patented Apr. 13, 1937 PATENT OFFICE FISH AND CRAB TRAP Perry Tucker, Houghton, N. Y.

Application August 15, 1935, Serial No. 36,432

1 Claim.

The invention relates to traps for iish, crabs, etc., and has for its principal object the provision of a trap thatV comprises two identical sections that are frusto-conical in contour and oonsaid sections carrying conical-shaped entrances it in assembled position, and partly broken away and in section;

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional View on a plane indicated by thev line 2 2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a sectional detail on a plane indi- 1 `cated by the line 3-3 of Figure 1 showing the device in position for use;

Figure 4 'is a View similar to Figure 3 shown fragmentarily, and taken on the same plane, with parts broken away and in section;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary bottom plan view showing the means for joining the sections of the trap together;

Figure 6 is a sectional detail on the plane indicated by the line S- oi` Figure 5; and

Figure '7 is a view in perspective of the pin clasp for holding the parts of the trap together. i

in the drawing, in which similar reference characters are used to designate corresponding parts in all of the views, is disclosed an improved construction of fish and crab trap that comprises two sections designated I and II, respectively, said sections being frusto-conical in shape and having their larger ends spread and held in distended positionrby means of rings IZ and I3, respectively, the body of the sections being constructed of a wire mesh fabric, said fabric being Yof sufcient rigidity to sustain the sections in extended position. The smaller ends of the sections IIl and II have inturned conical entrances I4, that are preferably a continuation `of the outer portions of the sections, but if desired, may be made of a separate piece of material, said entrance portions I4 being also frusto-conical and Y tapering inwardly of the trap and provided with secured to the ring I2 and overlapping the ring i3, a stud Il being secured to the inner side of ring I 3 and engaging in the loop I6. spaced from the loop I6 and stud I 1 is another loop I8 secured to the ring I3 and overlapping the ring I2, the ring I3 bein-g provided with a stud I9 to engage in the loop I8. This fastening means is on the underside of the trap and the rings I2 and I3, and it will be apparent that the loops I6 and i8 mutually support rings I3 and I2, and the respective sections II and I0. On the upper side of the trap and rings, the rings I2 and I3 are provided with angular loops 20 and 2l, respectively, said loops 20 and 2l having their bight ends extended radially from the trap and rings.

It has been found that by having the loops I6 and i3 and pins il and I9 spaced substantially one-third the circumference of the respective rings I2 and I3, that when the sections IU and il are held assembled through loops 2e and 2l a very substantial trap is the result, and danger of the parts becoming misshaped is avoided.

To secure the sections together a spring pin clasp 22 is provided having an entering portion 23, and an intermediate coiled spring loop 24 that not only provides resilience to hold the entering portion 23 in engagement with the loops 2t and 2| but also provides means for suspending the trap in the water by means of a rope or chain or the like. A further .description of the spring pin fastener 22 is not made at this time, as this article is being made the subject-matter of a separate application for patent.

In assembling the two parts it will be readily apparent that by entering one of the studs either Il or IQ in its mating loop I6 or I8, then rolling the rings into laxially alined position, the loops 23 and 2| will be brought into alinement and may be fastened by any desired means including the pin fastner shown in the drawing. To open the trap it is only necessary to remove the fastening from the loops 20 and 2l and the two sections of the trap may be separated for removing the Y contents thereof. Y

What is claimed is:-

In a fish and crab trap, two similar substantially frusto-conical sections, each ofsaid sections having `a, spaced loop and pin adapted to engage a pin and loop on the other section, each pin being straight and extending tangentially from its ring and radially to the axis of its section, the loop on each' section underlying the ring on the other section to support it, and said sections being connected together by engaging the pin on one section in the loop on the other section and rolling said sections on substantially parallel axes until the axes of the sections are in alinement.

PERRY TUCKER. 

